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Meals on Wheels Avon Park, Inc.

P.O. Box 1643
863-453-5327

Last year, many Meals On Wheels programs were forced to change or reduce their services, but the Walmart Foundation stepped in to help restore those meals. This year, the Walmart Foundation is spending more than $2 million nationwide to make sure Meals On Wheels programs have the equipment they need to maintain their operations into the future.

Seniors have been hit especially hard in this economy and we feel a responsibility to help," said Margaret McKenna, president of the Walmart Foundation. "We're proud to support Meals on Wheels programs across the U.S. who work on the front lines of ending senior hunger.

Thanks to the Walmart Foundation Impact Grant, we now have better tools to keep feeding seniors in the future said Chatty Baerncopf, Local Coordinator for Meals on Wheels. This grant will help us provide the next meal to many of our clients in need and will truly make a difference for the seniors of Sebring and Avon Park.

"The Walmart Foundation has once again stepped up to the plate as a powerful partner in the fight to end senior hunger," said Enid Borden, president and CEO of MOWAA. "They are our largest corporate partner to date and their support will make a tremendous impact in helping our programs sustain meal services well into the future. We can't thank the Walmart Foundation enough for joining us in our national movement to end senior hunger in America by 2020."